Promoting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Business and Leadership
This content delves into the significance of equality, diversity, and inclusion in business and leadership contexts. It explores the financial impacts and benefits of diverse teams, along with the importance of bridging gender gaps for economic growth and gender equality in leadership positions. Insights from studies by Hunt, Layton, Prince, and Devillard emphasize the positive effects of embracing diversity. Learn more about making a business case for EDI and identifying barriers while considering mitigation measures.
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Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and MCQ Test [Insert speaker s names] Imperial College London Imperial College London
Recap / Position Update Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and MCQ Test Overview EDI Teamwork Decisions Support EDI + Ethics Teams + Leaders Decisions + Quality Essay Planning Intro CPD & CVs EDI + Test Teams + Test Decisions + Test Wrap Up Imperial College London Imperial College London
Session Learning Outcomes Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and MCQ Test Make a business case for EDI Financial impacts Engineering impacts Academic impacts Identify issues and barriers and consider mitigations List measures for EDI Imperial College London Imperial College London
EDI To care or not to care, that is the question Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and MCQ Test Adobe Stock. (n.d.). %22I Don%27T Care%22 Images Browse 409 Stock Photos, Vectors, and Video. [online] Available at: https://stock.adobe.com/uk/search?k=%22i+don%27t+care%22&asset_id=148073033 [Accessed 15 Jul. 2024]. Imperial College London Imperial College London
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and MCQ Test Companies in the top quartile for racial and ethnic diversity are 35 percent more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians Companies in the top quartile for gender diversity are 15 percent more likely to have financial returns above their respective national industry medians Hunt, V., Layton, D. and Prince, S., 2015. Why Diversity Matters. [online] https://www.mckinsey.com/ Available at: https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/business%20functions/organization/our%20insights/why%20diversity%20matters /why%20diversity%20matters.pdf Imperial College London Imperial College London
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and MCQ Test In the United Kingdom, for every 10 percent increase in gender diversity on the senior-executive team, EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) rose by 3.5 percent. Bridging the gender gap in Europe could add USD 2 trillion to the GDP by 2025 and contribute to greater gender equality in leadership positions. Hunt, V., Layton, D. and Prince, S., 2015. Why Diversity Matters. [online] https://www.mckinsey.com/ Available at: https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/business%20functions/organization/our%20insights/why%20diversity%20matters/why%20diversity%20matters.pdf Devillard S., et al, 2016. Women Matter 2016: Reinventing the workplace to unlock the potential of gender diversity. [online] Available at: https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/featured%20insights/women%20matter/reinventing%20the%20workplace%20for%20greater%20gender%20diversity/women- matter-2016-reinventing-the-workplace-to-unlock-the-potential-of-gender-diversity.pdf Imperial College London Imperial College London
Against EDI A Chat GPT argument Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and MCQ Test One argument against Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is that it could lead to reverse discrimination, where individuals from majority groups may feel that they are being treated unfairly because of their background. Another argument is that it could lead to a decrease in meritocracy, where the best candidate for a job or opportunity is not chosen based on their qualifications but rather on their diversity. Moreover, some may argue that implementing EDI initiatives could be costly and time-consuming for organizations and could divert resources away from more important business objectives. Imperial College London Imperial College London
Against EDI A Chat GPT argument Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and MCQ Test it could lead to reverse discrimination, where individuals from majority groups may feel that they are being treated unfairly Prejudice vs Discrimination Systemic barriers Positive discrimination vs positive action Imperial College London Imperial College London
Against EDI A Chat GPT argument Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and MCQ Test it could lead to a decrease in meritocracy, where the best candidate for a job or opportunity is not chosen based on their qualifications but rather on their diversity Who defines merit? Tokenistic EDI (Positive discrimination vs positive action) Imperial College London Imperial College London
Against EDI A Chat GPT argument Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and MCQ Test implementing EDI initiatives could be costly and time- consuming for organizations and could divert resources away from more important business objectives. Evidence of increased profitability! Imperial College London Imperial College London
Who Are [insert department, i.e. Engineers] ? To consider; accuracy of data [Engineers] are : [insert statistics about your department, i.e. number of females, ethnicities] UK Population: 51% Female 93% Heterosexual 82% White 82% Without Disability (2021 census data) Office for National Statistics (2021). Census - Office for National Statistics. [online] Ons.gov.uk. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/census. Imperial College London Imperial College London
So What? We approach problems from our own perspective We all have unconscious bias (Some people also have conscious bias!) As [engineers], we need to address these and design from the perspective of all end users Imperial College London Imperial College London
Why So Important? - Gender Women are 47% more likely to be seriously injured in a car crash Women are 17% more likely to die in a car crash This is without taking pregnancy statistics into account 69% of single person pedestrian injuries (in Sweden) were women Invisible women : exposing data bias in a world designed for men Caroline Criando-Perez, 2019 Imperial College London Imperial College London
Why So Important? - Disabilities Imperial College London Imperial College London The Wide Range of Abilities (Microsoft, 2003)
Why So Important? - Ethnicity Najibi, A. (2020). Racial Discrimination in Face Recognition Technology. [online] Science in the News. Available at: https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2020/racial-discrimination-in-face-recognition-technology/. Imperial College London Imperial College London
Why So Important? - Ethnicity continued Soap for light skin only: https://reporter.rit.edu/tech/bigotry-encoded-racial- bias-technology Facial recognition: https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2020/racial-discrimination-in-face- recognition-technology/ https://www.wired.com/story/can-apples-iphone-x-beat-facial-recognitions- bias-problem/ Imperial College London Imperial College London
Inclusive Design Wheelchairs & ramps ? Height Grip Colour vision Left-handed ? Sinead Burke s TED Talk on Inclusive Design https://youtu.be/RD_SLJG7oi8 Imperial College London Imperial College London
Inclusive Design is a comprehensive, integrated design which encompasses all aspects of a product used by consumers of diverse age and capability in a wide range of contexts, throughout the product s lifecycle from conception to final disposal Managing Inclusive Design (BS 7000-6:2005) Imperial College London Imperial College London
Inclusive Design Managing Inclusive Design (BS 7000-6:2005) Imperial College London Imperial College London
Inclusive Design The ultimate goal of inclusive design is to meet the needs of all such consumers and is based on the principle that appropriate access to information, products and facilities is a fundamental human right. Managing Inclusive Design (BS 7000-6:2005) Imperial College London Imperial College London
Academic Impact Is there any? Guesses / examples? Imperial College London Imperial College London
Academic Impact [Insert images / statistics of the academic impact within your department] Imperial College London Imperial College London
Academic Impact Share your experiences of EDI issues in academia [insert QR code to a forum / menti for students to share their thoughts] Imperial College London Imperial College London
Privilege For Sale Holding hands with your partner w/o judgement Always being able to afford food & heating Feeling safe walking alone in the dark Suitable hair / skin products & services readily available Seeing yourself represented in/by authority Being a fluent / native English speaker Imperial College London Imperial College London More ideas: https://www.eiu.edu/eiu1111/Privilege%20Walk%20Exercise-%20Transfer%20Leadership%20Institute-%20Week%204.pdf
Academic Action What could we change to improve those experiences? [insert QR code to a forum / menti for students to share their thoughts] Imperial College London Imperial College London
Models of EDI Deficit (Medical model / Individual level blame ) Structural (Systems and processes) Socio-psychological (Society and belief) Imperial College London Imperial College London
Measures and Benchmarks Equality Impact Assessment Stonewall Athena Swan Racial Equality Charter Disability Confident Inclusive Design Standards Imperial College London Imperial College London
Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) PSED Public Sector Equality Duty Requires public bodies to consider all individuals when shaping policy. It also requires that public bodies have due regard to the need to: eliminate discrimination advance equality of opportunity foster good relations between different people when carrying out their activities EIAs are a tool for public bodies to prompt considerations of impact on different protected groups and provide evidence of these considerations. Imperial College London Imperial College London
Recap Make a business case for EDI Financial impacts Engineering impacts Academic impacts Identify issues and barriers and consider mitigations List measures for EDI Overview EDI Teamwork Decisions Support EDI + Ethics Teams + Leaders Decisions + Quality Essay Planning Intro CPD & CVs EDI + Test Teams + Test Decisions + Test Wrap Up Imperial College London Imperial College London
MCQ Time [insert path to the QR code] [insert QR code to a forum / menti for the MCQ Test] 15 minutes allowed In lecture theatre or elsewhere No disruptions please! Imperial College London Imperial College London
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